RADHA RAMAN SHARMA vs STATE & ANR.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: February 11, 2026 % Pronounced on: March 10, 2026 + W.P.(CRL) 1514/2022, CRL.M.A. 13231/2022 RADHA RAMAN SHARMA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. N.K. Kantawala, Mr. Abhinav Sharma, Ms. Avsi Malil, Mr. A.M. Nair and Mr. Ujwal Jain, Advs. Versus STATE & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rahul Tyagi, ASC for the State with Ms. Priya Rai, Mr. Sangeet Sibou, Mr. Shubham Goyal and Mr. Aniket Kumar Singh, Advs. Ms. Priyanka Yadav, Mr. Gulshan Kumar, Ms. Vanshika Nagpal, Ms. Subhaga Gera and Ms. Ravina Yadav, Advs. for R-2 SI- Rohit, PS: Uttam Nagar, Delhi CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE JUDGMENT 1. By virtue of the present petition under Article 226 and Article 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 19731, the petitioner seeks, quashing of FIR No.144/2019, dated 07.03.2019 under Sections 420/ 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 18602, registered with PS.:Uttam Nagar, Delhi and all the consequent proceedings arising therefrom. 1 Hereinafter as “Cr.P.C.” 2 Hereinafter as “IPC” W.P.(CRL) 1514/2022 Page 1 of 6 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:BABLOO SHAH Signing Date:10.03.2026 01:56:49 2. Succinctly put, it is the case of the petitioner that in the year 1996, the petitioner and his brother purchased a property being WZ-A-42, Roop Nagar, Near Nawada Extension (Om Vihar Phase-V), New Delhi-110 0593 vide General Power of Attorney, Agreement to Sale and Will dated 19.03.19964 duly executed in their favour and thereafter a residence was constructed thereon and the petitioner had been residing with his family therein. 3. Subsequently in the year 2016, as the respondent no.2 herein became aware of construction on the suit property, the respondent no.2 instituted a Suit b